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Hotel by the River (2018)

Film

DirectorHong Sang-soo

Meta takes2

Figures

Locations

The recurring motif of the snowy landscape and the river → The Unspeakable Void

Form & technique

The two separate narrative strands (poet/sons and two women)
The film's non-linear, fragmented narrative moments and long takes → The Time-Image

Tropes

Black-and-white cinematography
The characters of Sang-hee and A-reum and their interactions
The poet character, Young-hwan

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Inception (2010) — via The Time-Image
Late Autumn (2010) — via The Time-Image